If our electric grid is not going to invest in coal-fired plants they can turn to during a spike in demand, maybe I ought to install a coal-fired stove/heater in the house. Wood & wood pellets are OK, but I want something a bit more industrial-age. And a coal crib.

isn't this the type of blog post reserved for loafer wearing dude, or is he going to have a follow up on the spike in price this morning after the alert went out. And when is EFH gonna file Chapter 11?

Of course. They're just looking for the right conditions to manufacture a crisis. Wait until summer reaches peak temperature and EFH announces the need to take a dozen generating plants off line for "maintenance." Don't expect our feckless legislatures or Governor to intervene, they get too much money from that lobby to even consider the public's interest.

Everyone in Texas that is able should switch to gas heat, water heaters, washer and drier, and range. Natural gas is much cheaper to use, and much more efficient in direct use rather being used to generate electricity.

@ThickFreak I see you've hit every blog in town that has blogged about this today. You having fun? FYI, those large home with 2 Electric AC units are more efficient than the 700 sq ft 35 year old apartment complex units running 24 hrs a day right now

@ThickFreak I doubt it. It's more the five 600 sq/ft homes heated by a couple of space heaters.

Remember, the 3000 sq/ft home has a fireplace, is well insulated,and will stay more than toasty enough for the Nicholson's of the world in their L.L.Bean flannel pajamas for a few hours. The poor black elderly man trying to stay warm with a $20 Walmart space heater, on the other hand, is going to burn to death or die of carbon monoxide poisoning when he has to switch to his hibachi grill.

@James080@c_k27 Unfortunately we still require an electric fan to distribute the heat, but you are right on. Texas' electric rates are among the highest in the nation. So how do all our less business friendly States manage to serve their citizens at reasonable rates? Texas + Electric Utilities + R I P O F F!

@doublecheese@ThickFreak Hi there. 2700sq ft house, all electric. Gas lines were unable to be run in my subdivision due to the topology. Neighborhood built in 1970's. They do exist, even here in Dallas.